St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-04-21

too rich to ever be convicted of this
crime, but the open charge is signifi-
cant. The truth in California is the
same as everywhere else-"They that
will be rich fall into temptation and a
snare, and into many hurtful and fool
ish lusts, which drown men in perdi-
tion.n
As an indication of what trouble
great wealth sometimes entails on it's
heirs, the city papers of this morning
record a disgraceful performance on
the part of o. K. Hopkins, nephew
of Mark the Rich, who unfortunately
inherited large fortune from his un-
Gle, the which he is rapidly spending
in riotous living. Two or three nights
ago he called at police headquarters
and requested the service of the force
in finding his wife who he said had de-
serted him. This of course was de-
MED, and the next day he rushes into
the newspapers warning the public
against "harboring or trusting his wife
on his account" This is not his first
pablo scandal.
will not close this letter on the ele-
giant private residences of San Fran
cisco without writing of this princely
hotel which is known to the world by
the happily chosen name of "The Pal
ace" This is said to be the largest,
as it is in some respects the most com
plete, hotel in the world. 1t is situat-
ed in the business heart of the city
and occupies the entire block upon the
southwest corner of New Montgomery
and Market streets; rearing it's huge
fronts a hundred and twenty feet, ex-
tending two hundred and seventy five
feet westerly up Market and Jessie,
and stretching its TANKS three hundred
and fifty feet southerly along New
Montgomery and Annie. Nearly two
and quarter acres, underlie the stu
pendOus structure. Its general form
is quadrangle, including one central,
crystal rooted court, fanked by less
er and parallel court on either side.
Seven lofty stories surmount the deep
basement. The lower story has a
height of twenty-seven feet the up
permOst sixteen. The deep foundation
wall is twelve feet thick stone, iron,
brick and marble are the chief materi-
ais. Of the brick alone, its cOnstruc-
ton consumed thirty -One millions.
Four artesian wells, having II capacity
of %, 900 gallons an hour, supply the
great reservoir under the central court,
besides filling seven roof tanks. Three
large steam fire. pumps force water
through As 4inch wrought-irOn up
right fire mains, reaching above the
roof, and distribute it through fire.
hose, thus commanding every inch
of the vast structure from roof to
basement. Five hydraulic elevators,
run even to the roof prOmenades.
Electric fire alarms, selfacting, in
stantly report at the Office the exact
locality of any fire, or even of extra
ordinary heat in any room. Two thou
sand and fOrty-twO ventilating tubes,
opening outward, upon the roof from
every room, insure constant purity of
air in every part. The grand court,
IA by "a feet, has carriage and
promenade entrance, through the east
front of "A feet width, expanding into
circular driveway fifty-twO feet in
diameter, surrounded by marble
tiled promenade. Within this court,
opposite the main entrance is the mu-
sic pavilion, i'm which an instrumental
band render choice selections at stated
intervals. The total number of rooms
exclusively for guests is 755. Most
are twenty feet square none less than
Is by Is. They are equally we'll finished
and furnished throughout. The rooms
are expressly arranged for use either
singly or in suites of two or more.
Their connections and approaches are
such that an individual, family, or a
party of any size, can have suite of
any number of rooms.
Such is only partial description of
a hotel that easily accommodates one
thousand guests. The size and mag
nifcence of parlOrs, reception rooms,
dining halls, offices, prOmenading cor
ridOrs, ETC., ETC., must be filled up by
the Imagination. The Palace, .hOwev-
er, is characteristic California pro
duction, and like everything else in
this state, even the stories, it is large !!
That it is any better than many a
smaller house, the writer will not
claim still it is we'll kept and the ia
ble is excellent.
So much is said on this coast about
the cold weather in New England that
| would like to get in a little evidence
on the other side. April is cold, ca
PRECIOUS month about San Francisco
bay. The morning 1 left Vermont the
mercury registered 29o below zero, but
l have proved that clothing that kept
me comfortable there is unequal to the
emergency here !; so l have invested in
some heavier fiannels and by vigorous
exercise hope to survive the month. /
do not mean to infer that the mercury
is lower here than in Vermont when
left, but what say is this: The facili-
ties for warming hotels, steamboats,,
rail cars, etc., are so inadequate in this
climate, that when cold snap comes
on, the heaviest clothing is insufficient
to keep one comfortable, when not i'm
the sun. The mercury has fallen as